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67
YOUR CALL

Carnitas Uruapan

1725 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608 · Pilsen · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
67/100

Mostly clean — 10 of 16 passed, one prior failure

Inspections
16
10 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-10
Pass Rate
63%
1 failure
Score
67/100
YOUR CALL
11 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-06-10
Failed 1 inspection (2015)
Food Temperature issues found across 7 inspections
Other issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 26×
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Food Temperature critical
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Other critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Facility Condition minor
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Documentation & Training critical
2025-06-10 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
1
serious Food Temperature

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF PORK AT THE FRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. FOUND PORK AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING 116.0F-126.0F. INSTRUCTED TO HOT HOLD TCS FOODS AT 135�F OR ABOVE. APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS...

2024-07-18 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

2023-07-27 Pass Canvass
1
minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

2022-02-17 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
CRITICAL 9
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

5-205.11 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. OBSERVED SAID HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY SHELF AND BUCKETS STORED IN FRONT OF HAND WASHING SINK. HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED STAFF TO MOVE SHELF AND BUCKETS TO MA...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE

3-501.14 OBSERVED FACILITY IMPROPERLY COOLING TCS FOODS. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 POUNDS OF COOKED PORK AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 56 F TO 96 F, OBSERVED ABOUT 7 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 56 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DI...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

3-501.16. OBSERVED TCS FOODS ( POTATO TACOS) AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT: APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS OF POTATO TACOS RANGING IN TEMPERATURE FROM 87 F TO 100 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FO...

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

4-301.11 OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT, WITH TCS FOOD INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 93 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING UNITS AT 135 F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND MAY NOT...

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

4-904.11 OBSERVED KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND WALL. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS.

serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11 (B) OBSERVED SHELVES USED FOR PARTIALLY COOKED PORK, LOCATED INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER, WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID SHELVES LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN BETWEEN FOOD STORAGE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

2021-04-02 Pass Canvass
2
minor Other

40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED THE MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

2019-11-08 Pass Complaint
4
serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED A VARIETY OF FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED PORK CARNITAS, REFRIED BEANS, SALSA ETC. FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41*F OR BELOW SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BE WHICH THE FOOD SHA...

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED THE REAR CUTTING BOARD STAINED, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

serious Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED THE #10 CAN OPENER NOT CLEAN, IN REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

minor Food Storage & Handling

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED LARGE POTS FOR CARNITAS, SALSA, AND STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER WHERE THE COOKED CARNITAS ARE HELD, UNABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER EQUIPMENT ABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN BASINS OF THE THREE CO...

2019-09-06 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
3
serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED A VARIETY OF FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED(PORK CARNITAS, REFRIED BEANS, SALSA ETC.) FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41*F OR BELOW SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH THE FOOD SH...

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED THE REAR CUTTING BOARDS STAINED, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

minor Food Storage & Handling

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED LARGE POTS FOR CARNITAS, SALSA AND STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER WHERE COOKED CARNITAS ARE HELD, UNABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT ABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SI...

2018-12-13 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO POLICY IN PLACE FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. GIVEN 90 DAYS TO COMPLY.

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. GIVEN 90 DAYS TO COMPLY.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION AT PROPER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN USES.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST REPAIR TORN GASKET OF DOOR ON 2-DR REFRIGERATOR AT FRONT CUSTOMER DINING AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST DETAIL CLEAN/MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AT REAR PREP AREA.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED.

2017-08-16 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 8
critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WHO WAS SITTING AT A BOOTH, GET UP AND ENTER THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA, PUT ON GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND BEGAN PREPARING A CUSTOMERS ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES, WHEN ENTERING A FOOD P...

critical Food Temperature

WASH AND RINSE WATER: CLEAN AND PROPER TEMPERATURE

OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE WASHING MULTI USE UTENSILS FROM A SMALL STAINLESS STEEL POT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SET UP THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK SO AS TO ADEQUATE WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE MULTI USE UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A PINKISH/BROWNISH SUBSTANCE ON THE WHITE PANELS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FOUND BROKEN/CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOORS.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

FOUND THE VENTS IN THE FRONT AND REAR WITH DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

THE LIGHTING IN THE DISH WASHING AREA IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

THERE IS A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE LEFT FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. -THERE ARE LARGE POTS THAT ARE TOO BIG TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED INTO THE 3-COMPARTMEN SINK FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING OF THE UTENS...

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

THE ICE SCOOP WAS NOT PROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WITH THE HANDLES UP OR IN A CLEAN BIN. MAINTAIN SAME.

2016-06-23 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED THE REAR CUTTING BOARD NOT CLEAN AND THE #10 CAN OPENER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE REAR MICROWAVE.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED FRONT CEILING VENT DUSTY OVER DINING TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ALSO REAR LIGHT SHIELD.

2015-12-28 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

LABEL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN GREASE SPILLS ON FLOOR ALONG EAST WALL IN BASEMENT.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN GREASE SPILLS ON EAST WALL IN BASEMENT.

2015-12-16 Fail Canvass
4
serious Sanitation

DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER TEST KIT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SANITIZER TEST KIT TO PROPERLY TEST SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

LABEL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN GREASE SPILLS ON FLOOR ALONG EAST WALL IN BASEMENT.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN GREASE SPILLS ON EAST WALL IN BASEMENT.

2015-06-15 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN CEILING VENT IN DINING AREA(DUST BUILDUP).

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE STEAM TABLE IN FRONT WEST PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

2014-10-28 Pass Canvass
3
minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AT REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM MUST BE LABELED TO IDENTIFY FOODS STORED.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER AT THE ICE MAKER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,MAINTAIN.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,MAINTAIN .

2014-05-27 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2013-12-02 Pass License
1
minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NEED TO INSTALL UTILITY MOP SINK.

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